Kukla's Korner Hockey

Although there was limited communication between NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr and NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly over the weekend, the stalemate between the sides continues.

Daly said Monday that the two sides had no plans to meet but that the union is ready and willing to meet as soon as necessary.

"No new news. We withdrew our most recent proposal on Friday, and now we are spending time thinking about our next proposal and how best to get closer to a resolution," Daly said by email. "We hope the union is doing the same thing. Given the fact that the union refused even to discuss our last proposal, it would appear that we still have a large gulf to bridge."

Canceling the Winter Classic this early—during a week when it’s not even really possible to do any negotiating because of the weather—sounds like the decision of a league which only paid for one week of good Republican PR strategizing.

If this happens, shiiiii…, I guess you probably really can write off the rest of the season as it shows the owners/Bettman clearly don’t want one.

sounds like the decision of a league which only paid for one week of good Republican PR strategizing.

Posted by nosferatu from Albany, NY on 10/29/12 at 01:50 PM ET

That’s funny, if for no other reason than it gives off the perception you believe Republican campaign strategies are vile and mean-spirited, while Democrats just try to run clean and informative campaigns.